yotebuster

long range hunting.com forums classifieds have some great deals on really nice custom rifles occasionally. Whenever a buddy of mine is looking to get in the LR game I just watch on there for a bit and find them a $5-6k build for $2500-3k. Miles better then the so called “custom” rifles that Fierce, Seekins, or god forbid Christenson offer for the same price.

You took your 1/4 measurements way too far up. I would say G&F are about right on with this one. 34” divided by 4 is 8.5”.

PM’d ya. I’ll take it

This HiLo guy looks like a real world class a55hat too. I think I’d rather go with Wards and not kill a crane then promote this d!ckwad.

heck, I’ll throw $4k toward someone with 23 or 24 points to hold my hand through the elk lottery this year.

Bought these this summer, and I’ll be honest, they aren’t my cup of tea. They have been hunted with this past fall. They have outdoorsman stud on them. Small crack in the rubber housing on the objective on one side. Doesn’t affect glass or body. Warranty card is unfilled. Willing to ship and insure on your dime. PayPal gift or Venmo or will do regular PayPal if you cover fee. Located in ND so likely have to ship. $3100 firm

I’m wondering if that’s private that Wards has leased? If that’s public ground, then yes I agree. Driving around for one morning would tell you exactly what you needed to know, and then just go get hid in the desert and wait for a flock to come over if you’re pass shooting.

The cranes he has on video are about 70-90 yards high. They can be killed at that distance if they’re straight above you, but there’s no way in heck they would ever fly over anyone that was hiding as poorly as he was.

Cranes can see better than a turkey or coues deer any day.

The decoys I have are $120 apiece. If someone shoots them their invite goes away in a hurry 😂. Short of juvenile birds, or an occasional day where the sun is just right, they’re smart enough where they don’t usually land in the decoys too often. It’s insane how good they can see. Even up here in ND they are so smart and wary. I guess that’s why I love hunting them so much.

Homeboy had sights on his shotgun. I knew he wasn’t gonna get one the second I saw that.

Usually steel 2 or 3 shot. We have to use steel here in ND. If I could shoot lead I’d shoot 4’s. If they’re real high pass shooting like in the video, lead BB’s would probably be pretty wicked but overkill. I’ve been on a 28ga kick the last 4-5 years and use #4 bismuth for them now. It’ll fold em up like a cheap suit to 50 yards. If it’s long pass shooting I’ll break out the #7 shot TSS and that’ll smash them way further then I wanna even say on here. The take home is cranes are really easy to kill. If you are struggling it’s because they’re too far or you’re missing, likely the latter.

God that’s hard to watch. I’m not sure if their guide didn’t tell them or if they chose not to listen, but they weren’t even in the ballpark of being hid well enough. I’ve killed hundreds of cranes, and you need some type of barrier between you and them, rock pile, fence line, or a blind of some sort. I got a kick out of him saying how they were coming right at them and then decided to turn at 500 yards. They were 100% flaring off them, and will easily do it at 500 yards. Pass shooting isn’t a bad way to go, but you need to hide, and let them get to you. Those first cranes they were shooting at were honestly probably low enough to kill if they came directly over the top of you, but those never made it even close to their line as they saw them way before they were close enough. Cranes are super easy to kill. They have thin feathers compared to ducks and geese and are all head, neck and wing so there’s a big target. I could see where there’d be frustration with the guide if it was sold as a decoy hunt, but ended up being a pass shoot. That being said, despite having $4000 worth of full body crane decoys in my trailer, I pass shooting them a fair bit, it can be an extremely effective way to kill them. You aren’t going to get cranes to commit right into a spread of silhouette decoys, they will as a rule flair about 100-120 yards out, even if you’re hid well, so I don’t think it’s even a real great option unless you’ve got great decoys.

You really gotta get something more substantial to protect that scope bro.

What’s the twist on this thing?

The problem is a VX6 is like a $2k+ scope now, and it won’t track. No excuse for that.

Aging sheep off of their horn annuli is much much more accurate then cementum annuli.

Agreed. I’ve had 3 different vx6’s and none would track. For what they cost, you’re a few hundred bucks off from a good used or demo S&B, TT, or a new swaro.

I feel like the trade offs for FFP are much too great unless you are using subtensions for your shots. I won’t own a FFP scope. I don’t do competitions or games, just hunt. Here is my list of pros for a FFP 1: subtensions are the same at all powers here is my list of cons 1: reticle is way too small at low power and hard to see in low light (hence why almost all FFP are illuminated) 2: reticle is way too thick at high power (when you need it fine). 3: subtensions make a reticle “busy”. People that don’t shoot a lot (often my guns are used by friends and family) get distracted by them, heck even I do when I get really excited. I personally look for SFP scopes with a “clean” reticle. I prefer Schmidt and benders D4 reticle or a plain duplex. I dial every shot. If there isn’t time then I don’t shoot. If it’s under 300 yards my turret is set to 2 MOA so I can hold right on and shoot like any other rifle. SFP isn’t tactiCOOL, but I would argue a majority of guys that own FFP bought them because it’s just what the world told them was best and have no idea how to use the subtensions nor the skill to do it quickly if needed. There are certainly plenty of guys out there that understand them and use them but I would be it’s a minority.

What bottom metal is that and what diameter are the rings?

Whatdya gotta have for it without the scope?

That’s the 🐠 👁️ I don’t think it was the OP’s intent, but that stretched barrel will give up a fisheye every time.

All of this and I still don’t have a pic.

Sell it to me for $500 and I’ll take care of it 😃

My brother drew this tag this year and we’re gonna give it everything we got. His schedule is flexible enough to allow him to hunt the whole season, as well as get there 5 days early which I think will be extremely beneficial to be there at the tail end of the bowhunt and find a target bull on cows. I plan to get there the day before the hunt to help him with as much as I can as will our other brother. He’s probably gonna start with the more traditional elk country in the N end, but was curious if any of you guys had any luck finding bulls in the Mazatzals? We plan to bring backpacking gear in case we dig into there but that’s a big chunk of wild country to throw all of our chips in on! I’ve spent a bit of time in there over the years but didn’t see any elk. I guess shameless plug to any of you guys that spot a big one in there deer hunting!!! I’ll swing back around when it’s all said and done and let you guys know how it goes! (I accidentally posted this on monster muleys and am trying to get it deleted as I meant to post over here and apparently my brain is scrambled eggs today)